There has been widespread condemnation of an alleged public harassment of a yet-to-be identified lady by some military officers. A picture of the incident, which has been trending on the Internet, showed the victim being forced to pull down her trousers as her underwear jutted out.

A military man, who was supervising the unsavoury show, bent over the victim, who looked terrified and appeared to be begging another officer whose face was not revealed by the shot.

Although the identity of the supervising military officer was also shielded by his cap, the face of the lady at the centre of the drama was visible. A large number of people, who reacted to the photo on different social media platforms condemned the incident, saying the victim was dehumanised.

While citing sections 108 , 109 and 110 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act which prescribed punishment for use of a military uniform for the purpose of impersonation , the poster said the lady was not guilty of any crime .

“ She is not impersonating anybody with the clothes ; when did army men start to wear tight trousers , and who gave the army the right to strip civilians ?” he wrote.